They always claim they do :-D.

That sucks. I've been avoiding the exams myself for that reason. Good luck next time!

Yes, they'll lose their connection every time you do a restore, so once an hour.

What else you can do depends on a load of factors, including how much money...

That PSR thing looks great. Thanks very much.

That's an interesting one, and might help somebody else in the future!

Very roughly, it's:

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Hi, I'm a beginner with SQL 2008. In my project/work I would like to export the output of the 'DetailRaport' procedure into an Excel table. I used...

Absolutely.

Some good points here.

I do believe that it's in my own interest to spend few years working harder now while I'm young, have the energy, and my career is...

Hi

There are several things you can try.

Am I right in thinking...

the User Type is Windows User, the User Name is dbo, and the login name is the developers AD account. This user does not exist under the database Users...

Yeah- that's why I didn't want to spoon-feed the answer :-D.

Many, many DBAs aren't certified by...

Where would you start with that one yourself? We can advise but it would be good to see how much you have already worked out.

Are the SQL Agent jobs doing anything?

Would you consider ditching it and starting again from scratch?

There are a few things you can check:

- what do you see under Replication Monitor? (Right-click on your publication and select Launch Replication Monitor). Any errors or activity? Where does...